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Cycling in Canada has been experiencing a great boom in recent years. Yet, there was no consistent and complete way to measure cycling infrastructure, until now.
The slow pace of the Ukrainian counteroffensive against Russia doesn’t suggest military success for Ukraine is impossible.
La solitude est un fléau et créer des liens sociaux est essentiel pour notre bien-être. Les recommandations de santé publique à cet égard peuvent nous aider à vivre plus heureux et en meilleure santé.
Through regulation, enforcement and monitoring, fisheries management can lead to recoveries in shark and ray populations.
Innovators and businesses can use social media in different ways to drive learning across spheres and interest groups, and ultimately to foster innovation.
When universities do use fair dealing to supplement purchased, licensed and freely available resources, they work within guidelines developed across the education sector.
The Titan submersible implosion shares similarities with two other historic disasters: the Titanic and the Terra Nova Expedition to the South Pole.
La insurrección del grupo mercenario ofrece a Putin una posible vía para poner fin al conflicto y salvar la cara.
If Vladimir Putin can shift blame for a failed war in Ukraine onto Wagner Group forces as they engage in an armed rebellion on Russian territory, it could provide him an escape hatch from Ukraine.
Long-haul truckers often work grueling schedules with few breaks and face pressures that place their safety and that of others at risk.
People struggling with homelessness often have limited control over their belongings and face the constant risk of being separated from their possessions.
A new book investigates how investment money managers decide what is and is not ethical when it comes to socially responsible investing.
Both Russia and Ukraine are using paramilitary forces in their enduring conflict. But employing such forces poses serious risks for both countries.
Intergenerational Day serves as a reminder of what the old and young can learn from one another, as well as the benefits that come from connecting with others.
Helping people secure due process in the courts is a noble goal. But the problem with crowdfunding campaigns is that they largely operate as popularity contests.
From ‘slacking’ to ‘stalling’, ‘faking’ and ‘mimicking’, students use a wide variety of behaviours to avoid doing their maths lessons.
Instead of forcing people into substance use treatment, provinces should work with municipalities and health boards to expand life-saving safe use sites and tackle the housing crisis.
The Paleo Diet is popular, but research has yet to substantiate its purported health benefits. As evolutionary anthropologists, here’s why we think it’s time to leave the Paleo Diet in the past.
If we have learned anything from the fight against modern slavery, it is that addressing the issue takes extensive time, resources and long-term commitments.
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Associate Member, School of Public Policy & Executive Director, Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue, Simon Fraser University
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Assistant Professor, Psychology, Simon Fraser University
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Assistant Professor and Edward and Emily McWhinney Professor in International Relations, Simon Fraser University
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Assistant Professor, School for International Studies, Simon Fraser University
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Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University
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Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences; Senior Scientist, Pacific Institute on Pathogens, Pandemics and Society, Simon Fraser University
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Research Fellow, Pacific Institute on Pathogens, Pandemics and Society, Simon Fraser University
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Associate Professor of Management and Organisation Studies, Simon Fraser University
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Lecturer, Beedie School of Business, Simon Fraser University
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Professor, Urban Studies and Professor of Resource and Environmental Management, Simon Fraser University
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Pacific Institute on Pathogens, Pandemics and Society, Simon Fraser University
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Research Associate, Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University
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Assistant Professor in Global Humanities, Simon Fraser University
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Assistant Professor, Urban Studies and Public Policy, Simon Fraser University
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Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Simon Fraser University
